He was later shot and killed by Yankees.Īs a young adult, Cullen eventually inherited his family's tobacco farm and worked as a farmer which he apparently hated and retained all of the five slaves attached to the property. His father, William was an alcoholic who had a penchant for fighting which Cullen seemingly took after. As a child, he was practically raised by raised by a female slave named Bethel after the death of his mother. His family was slaughtered during the Civil War, and Bohannon sought revenge, moving him out west and introducing him to the Union Pacific Railroad.īiography Background and Early Life Ĭullen was born in 1826 and grew up in Meridian, Mississippi. He is a former Confederate States Army Cavalry Colonel and slave owner from Meridian, Mississippi.

Unnamed stillborn twin children (deceased)Ĭullen Bohannon is the main protagonist of AMC's Hell on Wheels.

William Edgar Bohannon - Father (deceased) Stake Holder and Chief Engineer on the Central Pacific Railroad Former Confederate States Army Captain (Cavalry)įormer Chief Engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad

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